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Artdink Game Log series to launch with Tail of the Sun on Steam

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Artdink Game Log series to launch with Tail of the Sun on Steam
Japanese developer Artdink will launch the Artdink Game Log series on Steam on Monday, December 15th with the debut of Tail of the Sun for Windows. The 3D action game, self-described on Steam as the “Weird Game of the Century,” was published in April of 1996 for the Sony PlayStation, directed by Kazutoshi Iida.

Taking place in a colorful prehistoric setting, the action role-playing stars a caveman attempting to build a tower of mammoth tusks to reach the sun. Iida described the concept as an "anti-Mario game," in that the story could conclude without a happy ending. "An open-world field, and avant-garde techno music... Experience a wild, pure, and simple life," reads the Steam product description.

Record label Cassetron published the Tail of the Sun vinyl soundtrackin Japan, in August of 2024. The analog record release ships from distributors CDJapan and Play-Asia, with sound design by Yasuyuki Suzuki and Emiko Suganuma. The digital edition is streaming on Apple Music, Spotify, YouTube Music, and Amazon Music Unlimited, published by disk union.


From the product page:
WILD, PURE, SIMPLE LIFE. Limited analog LP (Color Vinyl!) release of the 1996 video game "Tail of the Sun" original soundtrack is on the way! In the mid-90s, when a series of never-before-seen games appeared on the market, the bizarre game of the century, "Tail of the Sun," is now and will never fade from existence.

The soundtrack will be unleashed on the concrete jungle with the latest remastering!This work, which was born from the idea of throwing in everything that came to mind, has become a masterpiece that continues to be loved to this day as a work that appeals to the player's primitive nature and gives strange, indescribable sensations.The music is also a masterpiece of techno/electronic music, mixing from the very primitive rhythms to cosmology, death, love, and even a train announcement.
CDJapan - Tail Of The Sun Original Soundtrack - CD / Vinyl LP

Play-Asia - Tail Of The Sun Original Soundtrack - CD / Vinyl LP

disk union - 太陽のしっぽ オリジナル・サウンドトラック (CD)

太陽のしっぽ オリジナル・サウンドトラック - Apple Music / YouTube Music